Chamber and committees

All of the Service Delivery Review options were subject to an equality impact assessment and an assessment of their impact on island communities by SFRS. The Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessments (EHRIA) for each proposed option for change were published on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service website: SFRS Board, 20260622, Papers | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (link: https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/publications/document/?id=9704).

The information requested is not held centrally.

The data held by Scottish Government (SG) on individuals held on remand is taken from the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) Prisoner Records System. SG do publish information on the number of departures from the remand population and the number of transitions from the remand population into the sentenced population in each financial year here: Supporting documents - Scottish Prison Population Statistics 2024-25 - gov.scot. However, this indicates prisoner movement rather than the outcome of the case/s individuals are involved in. Prisoner records do not contain information on the outcomes of court cases.

The information requested is not held centrally.

The data held by Scottish Government (SG) on individuals held on remand is taken from the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) Prisoner Records System. SG do publish information on the number of departures from the remand population and the number of transitions from the remand population into the sentenced population in each financial year here: Supporting documents - Scottish Prison Population Statistics 2024-25 - gov.scot. However, this indicates prisoner movement rather than the outcome of the case/s individuals are involved in. Prisoner records do not contain information on the outcomes of court cases.

The spend to date forms part of the development of the Monklands Replacement Project and includes the purchase of the Wester Moffat site. This funding has supported essential preparatory activity, including site preparation, ground investigations, surveys, planning and design work, and the approvals required to progress an infrastructure project of this scale and complexity.

Development costs are a normal part of major infrastructure planning and have brought us to an informed decision point. The spend to date, will be used to support the revised proposal on the Wester Moffat site.

In terms of spend to date, NHS Lanarkshire have published a Q&A which includes this detail available here: Reset Phase Q & A | New University Hospital Monklands.

Funding from Transport Scotland to Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) for Dundee Airport in each of the last seven years is:

I have asked Linda Pollock, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

SPS are acutely aware of the threat presented to all contraband entering our establishments and we continue to prioritise the health and wellbeing of those both living and working in our prisons.

Technological and tactical measures such as intelligence led interventions, trace detection equipment and strengthened window grilles form part of a compendium of options that can be utilised to mitigate identified threats.

SPS will continue to work closely with Police Scotland and other partners across the UK and Europe to share best practice and learning to prevent illicit items including alcohol, drugs, weapons and mobile phones from entering our prisons.

I have asked Linda Pollock, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

SPS do not directly capture this information, any formal diagnosis and/or data may be recorded by NHS, as since 2011 healthcare within our prisons has been the responsibility of NHS since 2011. SPS do however recognise the importance of supporting neurodivergence within our population, and our officers are well experienced in supporting a range of needs including neurodivergence within our prisons.

SPS processes on admission help identify individual needs, however they do rely on the individual to self-declare. Additionally, our learning provider, PeoplePlus, carry out initial screening to determine additional needs or supports which will feed into the catalogue of support offered to the individual either through, NHS, education or more generally within the prison setting.

As set out in the answer to question S6W-42445, the Terms of Reference for the Emma Caldwell Inquiry were developed following consultation with the Chair and discussions with relevant parties. The Terms of Reference remain firmly focused on the original investigation into Emma’s death, while being framed with sufficient breadth to enable the Inquiry Chair to consider any wider matters he considers pertinent to the Inquiry. From its setting up date on 9 December 2025, this statutory Public Inquiry is now independent of Ministers and the Chair is responsible for directing the Inquiry to deliver the Terms of Reference.

The Scottish Government received the Full Business Case (FBC) for the Monklands Replacement Project from NHS Lanarkshire on 12 December 2025. This was then shared with NHS Scotland Assure and the West of Scotland Sub-National Assurance Board on 26 and 27 January, respectively, to consider. The Minister for Public Health was briefed by officials on their assessment of the FBC in March prior to the FBC going to the Health and Social Care Management Board on 25th March 2026.

Thereafter the Scottish Parliament was in recess and the Government entered the pre-election period. On formation of the new Government Ministers assessed the FBC and value for money case and informed Parliament ahead of summer recess of the decision to pause and redesign the FBC to ensure it brings value for money for the public purse and delivers a new Monklands Hospital for the benefit of the people of Lanarkshire.

The Scottish Government works in close partnership with stakeholders to tackle hatred and prejudice in all of its forms to ensure proportionate responses to a broad spectrum of threat, including through the ongoing delivery of Scotland’s Hate Crime Strategy. We maintain well-established relationships with our faith and belief communities, which are strengthened by regular and meaningful engagement at both ministerial and official level.

The ways people can be radicalised are continuously evolving, and we recognise that there is no single pathway or single set of factors. That is why we must remain alert and flexible to ensure our wider efforts, across multiple policy areas, build inclusive communities that are resistant to radicalisation and equipped to challenge extremist narratives. We continue to work with national and local partners to build trust and resilience.